Description: What is Information Systems Development (ISD) 1. The process (activity) whereby a work activity or a larger organizational setting is facilitated by introducing a new socio-technical information system or modifying or expanding an existing one. ISD includes sub-activities of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Depending on the viewpoint, it can be seen as a software engineering process of a software producer, an application acquisition process of a software user, or a works development process.  2. The process (activity) whereby a work activity or a larger organizational setting is facilitated by introducing a new socio-technical information system or modifying or expanding an existing one. ISD includes sub-activities of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Depending on the viewpoint, it can be seen as a software engineering process of a software producer, an application acquisition process of a software user, or a works development process.